Mink Dam

Mink Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Mink Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mink Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.93514, -79.87809. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mink Dam

• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~28 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~32 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~35 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~47 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~48 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mink Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mink Dam

• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~28 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~37 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~48 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~77 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~85 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~87 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~88 km · Must-see

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